i h . 1.
SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR.
SALEM, ORE GON, WEDNESDAY MORNING,. DECEMBER 5, 192$
i w.: u PRiCE rivE got:
I'IShed
Capital Post Makes Move to
; Select Site and Raise
Funds for Erection of
i Building
ACTIVITY IS, YET IN- . -
TENTATIVE STATUS
Officers Elected Last Night
Small Elected to Ad
jutant's Post
Busy little building bee, bussing
around the city, stung Dr. C. B.
O'Neill last night and rapidly
spread to members of Capital Post
No. , 9, . resulting in the appoint
ment of . a special committee to
Investigate a building site with
the probability of building, not a
massive structure but at least a
shanty that the American Legion
can call Its own, where it can. hold
its meetings, serve its own feeds
and do with it ; as - It pleases.
Methods suggested ranged from a
jitney ante by all members at-
' tending-' a -post meeting1 to a $100
life membership plan; a long-time
lease "volunteer subscriptions by
members only and a bonding of
the organisation. 1
' Kites to Be Viewed.
No definite action will be taken
concerning the building of even a
rough structure until . after the
building committee has had an op
portunity, to look . over, available
. sites,- no restrictions; being 'placed
upon the location., Additional en
thusiasm was aroused by V Dr;
O'Neill's offer to curtail his daily
"smokes" : if. necessary and " to
asses himself; .$ S monthly, as his
contribution, Jhe , assessments f to
continue for. two year if" necessary.
The Investigating, committee con
sists o.t pr, O'Neill chairman;" Carl
Gabrielson, George Griffith,- Clif
ford Brown and Dr. Roy Byrd." -
Election of1 Officers was En
livened by two last-minute nomi
nations for minor places, historian
and member of the executive com
mittee. . Brazier C. Small was
nominated, and elected us 'adju
tant to fill the place-after the
name of oJe Minton, the only can
didate who was. withdrawn on ac
count of his' absence' from the
city. The election resulted In the
following; men holding; office:
. List of Officers, !
Carl : Gabrielson, commander;
Clifford Brown; vice' commander;
Brazier C Small, adjutant (third
term) ; Leo Page finance' officer;
Don Wiggins, quartermaster; Dr.
C. B. O'Neill, chaplain and C. K.
Logan, historian. " Members of the
executive committee, are - George
Griffith, Karl Hinges. MiloRas
smussen, Charles E. Gjedsted and
Fred Gahlsdorf. Allan Jones was
defeated for historian and James
Marr for executlve-Commltteeman.
Officers will be Installed at the
first regular meeting next year,
January 8. . The meeting is post
poned one week on account of New
Tears night occuring on the regu
lar meeting night. ,,. -
Progress In the canvassing' of
the business district, with the ob
jective of having all elligible men
enrolled In the American Legion,
was reported by the various chair
men of committees.
All eligible ex-service men are
invited to attend' the next meet
ing of Capital post on Tuesday
night, December 18, when a feedj
will be served at the armory. This
!s the last meeting, of the year un
der the present officers. .
PREMIER OPPOSED
PARIS. Dec. 4. (By The As
sociated -Press) For the first
time ' since Premier Poincare as
sumed. offlec" in January, 1922,
the chamber of deputies today pro
nounced against his expressed
wish when It threw out from the
electoral . fornu bill - the absolute
majority clause by a vote of 290
to 25,
THE WEATHER
OREGON: Wednesday ' occa
sional rain; fresh to Btrong
westerly winds.
LOCAL WEATHER
Maximum' temperature, 62.
Mfniaium-temperature, 37.
River, 2.5, falling.
Rainfall. -.34. ,- . '
Atmosphere, cloudy. " '
TIsd, southwest.
TWO P
AD
mi
Oianiztiori of Sixty-iglith C6rlgrres May fee
Effected ToSay: ?S S1?
Reach Agi6entI-(6ioT Announces
. Agreement After Long. Conference. i
, WASHINGTOUt Dec. 4. -An armistice,, under which the
sixty-eighth congress may be organized tomorrow was agreed
upon tonight by leaders of the Republican insurgent and regu
lai organizations in the house. ,. . . ..' , ,1 I ,
- Announcement of the agreement came late tonight after
a conference between Representative Longworth of Ohio; the
organization leader,' and Representatives Nelson of Wiscon
sin; Woodruff of Michigan; La Guardia of New York. Mr.
Nelson and his colleagues said they could not speak for the
progressive bloc but would recommend to it abandonmeut
pi me ngiib uu uureu.
WES. TODAY
Western Association to Hear
Interesting i Addresses r
! at Chamber
v'-f'i
Members of the Western Wal
nut Growers association will gath
er in the auditorium of the Cham
ber of Commerce at 9 o'clock this
morning for the opening of a two-
day session of ' the ; ninth annual
meeting! The opening address
will- be ; given, by Den F. Dprria,
Springfield, president of the as
sociation.! While the meetings are
of' primary interest to growers.
anyone interested in the nut in
dustry is Invited to attend any or
all of the meetings. The conven
tion wIUjslos Thursday after
noons ,-..- , r '
C A.Reed. horticulturist from
the department of agriculture,
Washington; D.C " will give an
Illustrated talk covering his inves
tigation of. conditions in China,
having spent considerable time' in
the Orient going, over: the entire
field.- He will speak: on the "Stat
us of the Walnut Industry : In
China," and has so arranged his
talk , as i to make It one of public
Interest.-- : . ,
Two addresses will be given
during the afternoon; the session
reconvening at 1:30 o'clock.' A.
L. Ltovett, . representing the ento
mology department, OAC, will rls
cuss the various -insects that-' at
tack walnuts and filberts. "Costs
of producing " and maintaining a
walnut orchard" Is -the subject; of
a talk to be given by Ferd Groner,
Hlllsboro. This will be followed
by an open discussion of walnut
questions and problems, led by
Charles' A: Trunk, Dundee. A ban
quet will be served at night.
t Public Is Invited ;
The public Is invited to attend
the meetings J of the association
which are to -be held both morn
ing and afternoon. Mr. Reed's
talk will take place this morning.
The morning sessions of the meet
ing will open at 9:30 and the af
ternoon sessions at 1:30.
Wl MirJTO TO I
. BE mi CHIE
No Other Changes Likely to
oe iviaae in uny unices,
1 Says Mayor
Mayor Glesy yesterday announc
ed . that Frank Minto, present
night desk sergeant.' would be the
next chief of police. He is the
choice; ot vil . of the, members , of
the city council. Walter Birtchet,
present ' chief, who is now a pa
tient at the Salem hospiUl, was
appointed for the year ending Jan
uary i; 1924. " ' !
It was announced last night that
other city officers would be re
tained tor the coming year. Those
serving by appointment are Ray
Smith, city attorney; Walter Low.
street ' commissioner i Hugh Rog
ers, city engineer; Harry Hutton,
fire 'chief and Batty Cooper, san
itary inspector. The term of Dr.
C. E. Cashatt, city health officer
does not . expire. , A ;
" APPOIXTMEXT HELD UP i
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. Ap
pointment f of an ambassador : to
Mexico .willkawait senate ratifica
tion of the two claims conventions
nrotIated recently at ilexlco City.
HOUSE,.
i-
' In the voting today there was
no wavering by insurgents, regu
lars or Democrats. ' The last bal
lot stood Garrett 198 ; GUlett 197;
Cooper; 111 Madden five; f The
first ballot yesterday showed Gil
lett 198: Garrett 195; Cooper 17;
Madden rive. j '
i While the , house, continued its
fight , over the speakership. : the
senate could only twiddle its
thumbs. It met at noon, heard the
invocation and adjourned. The
session lasted three minutes. The
last signs of armistice negotiations
between Republican 'regulars and
insurgents in the house came, in a
statement jssued r by Representa
tive Longworth of Ohio, the ma
jority leader, immediately after
adjournment. He made the decla
ration, that "the - house will have
complete opportunity to -adopt
such rules as the majority , may
desire." The demand of the in
surgents has been that the house
have this opportunity. After this
'statement ; had . been . published,
leaders of the progressive bloc an
nounced .that they had arranged
for a conference with Mr. Long
worth . tonight,;, to;, discuss, the
whole situation. . -
: Statement Issued '". ;
A statement on the rules situa
tion also was issued on behalf of
the , Democrats. ' Representative
Garrett of Tennessee, their leader,
declared that when the time came
for consideration of the rules by
which the house is to be govern
ed, "we shall have some definite
concrete . proposals by way of
amendment.'
! "With the speaker's chair still
vacant,' and Clerk WUliam' Tyler
Page presiding at ; ' the ' reading
desk, the house resumed 'Its bat
tle of ballots shortly after; if con
vened at noon. The galleries again
were crowded but as the mono
tonous calling ot the roll contin
ued ' the crowds gradually dwin
dled.' ; : ;- . :
.. There, was nothing, spectacular
about the fight. While there were
some expectations early in theday
that a break might copie; it soon
became apparent that all the cpn;
tending forces were ' strongly enr
trenched. " i?' ' t
At times' less than : half , the
members of the house : were on
the floor, but they always remain
ed within call. - Groups assembled
here and there in the cloak rooms
and lobbies to discuss seriously or
get 5a laugh out of the situation.
Rumors' of a "break on the next
(Continued on page.t2) ( j
GIESEfOWERS HRI ,
The . formal ; opening ' lot the'
Giese-Powers Furniture company
which has just; moved ' Into the
new sales room on Court ' street;
will take place today; : The rooms
will : be open this ; afternoon be
tween 2 and 5 o'clejck : and . thia
evening from 7 until 9 o'clock.
No goods will be sold today and
the - visitors wills be shown
throughout the building ' An or
chestra wilt furnish music and
flowers will be given away-to the
women visitors. . , . - ,
Ther netf show room," provides
25,000 feef of floor space and the
old building will -be devoted to the
sale of used and" exchange furni
ture. . The new display space Is all
in: order for the formal opening
today. J Walter Johnson of the
Powers Furniture ; company '- of
Portland of which ? thew Giese
Powers firm ip-Salem is a branch,
has been in charge of the final
details of arranging the furniture.
The local branth" Is In" charge ot
C. F. Giese who has been in the
local store rJorC two. years.. .The
Powers fctore has een affiliated
with the "Giese'store for the last
MODERN WELL ; .
NOT COVERED
WITH MOSSES
iff
Liqnor Charge Placed Against
: Owner He Promises to
' Keep Out of .Well
EVERETT, " Wash.. Dec. 4.
Prohibition agents discovered to
day in a "visit' to an abandoned
well near Malt by, 16 miles south
east of. here,, that it wasn't, an
old oaken bucket, a moss-cov
ered bucket" or ", old-fashioned
well water that wast in. the bucket
when it was lowered and raised
with auspicious frequency from
the "well." .
As a result of their visit, the
agents arrested, Willis Miner, ja
rancher, who was found in a tun
nel that led off from the ;wel)"
30 feet underground, where, a
cording to the officers, he w is
conducting a modern ; moonshii e
distil leryt ; ' '
He pleaded guilty and was se i
tenced by the court to 60 days n
the Snohomish" county -Jail at d
fined 1200.' 5 Sentence- was 'su 5
pended, however, on the promise
of. Miner - that, he would' remain
cutot the well. 'Ilv
Shipping Board Tanker's
, 0, S rnr Q,t f
uicw niicoicu iui omu5
. gling 20 Cases of Rum:
SAN PEDRO. Cai.; pee.; "-4.-
Flve officers ot the shipping board
tanker Hoxbar, in port here since
November" SO.- were, arrested by
federal agents "late today on
charges of smuggling liquor' and
failing to have it on their mani
fest. Twenty one cases of Honor
were seized. , ; : ' ' - '.
Those arrested were the master
of the , Hoxbar, Captain J. S. Htt
lings; O. Byrnes, first mate; Fred
W. Keleline, second mate; P. Dan
iels; third mate, , and W, L. Mc
Quiness,; chief 'steward.; ;x , " V
. Runt -smngglers oft the New Js
sey coast sold liquor to the' Hox
bar's of fleers, agents alleged; af
ter which it was loaded on the
vessel at New York and - carried
through the Panama canal, one of
of the few shipments of smuggled
English liquor to reach the Pacific
coast., . -, 0 "O'r l't '
The five men were arraigned be
fore . United States Commissioner
Stephen G. Long in Los Angeles
and held in bail of S2600 each,
pending their hearings December
11. .They were unable to make
bond and were taken to the county
jail.. Soon after the arrest of the
tanker's officers, shipping board
officials here asked, for their res
ignations, which the men refused
to submit. They were accordingly
declared deserters from the ship,
and . the? tnker .cleared for New
York with Captain L. , E., Water
man, in jcommand and a new crew
aboard. Captain Hulings said he
would fight the case, aad charged
that his arrest was the result of
a plot by .dissatisfied members of
the crew who smuggled' the liquor
aboard ' to Incriminate him. '
OFFICERS . ORDERED TO CITY
r 4 SAN. FRANCISCO, ,-. Dec. 4.
Federal . prohibition enforcement
Officers operating in-Nevada were
ordered to San Francisco today to
remain until after the Christmas
holidays to augment the force to
prevent . dry . law violations by
drinking in downtowu, cafes.
year. Other branch stores are
maintained at Marsh field, Eugene
and Hood River. . t' ;
: The affiliation with the Port
land store gives the patrons of the
local store . an , opportunity - for 'a
much larger stock as well, as the
increased buying power of the
combined stores: The local store
carries a stock of between !$66
000 and $70,000. 1 p
s'- Tho sales rooms which are be
ing opened up are op to date In
every particular and the furniture
is displayed in suites throughout
the store room floors.
A large stock of gift furniture
is included In the present stock.
Among the special lines of goods
carried by the local store are the
Karpen. Kroehler bed davenports,
solid mahogany mission furniture;
the Empire solid walnut furniture,
the Widdicomb, Luce and William
Berkey furniture.
'First class women's dressing
rooms are provided in the store
and these are fitted up with peri-
mancat, fixtures la the'"; way 61
first class dressing tables and
other accessories.
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v :
fj ELL AUSTIN
CASE RESUMED
BY OFFICIALS
Seattle School Teacher; on
Recovering Consciousness
Says She Was Kidnapped
By Two Men
REMEMBERS NOTHING
' AFTER ATTACK MADE
Seattle ' Police Department
Expresses Disbelief But
Will Investigate
i VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. 4.
Nell Austin, Seattle school teach
er," today recovered consciousness
In a 'hospital here sufficiently, to
talk,7 and declared that when she
vanished ' ' Sunday , evening after
leaving her .home to sing in a
church choir, she was kidnapped
by two men. ' : . . ' !
The following "statement was
given out as having -been dictated
$y Miss Austin to police officials
and ' to her ' sisters, Misses' Leila
and Georgia Austin, who came to
this citjn when she was found In
a suburb here Wednesday night: ;
-': Remembers Nothing
1 "I left home' at 6:30 Sunday
night , for church and on my way,
within two blocks of the church,
two -men rushed' after me . and
caught; me by the arms. - They
threw me into a motor car. ' I
tried to cry out, but they kept
their hands over my mouth. From
that, time until I regained con
sciousness in the Vancouver hos
pital I remember nothing.
"I cannot account for the
clothes I -was wearing. When- I
left home I was wearing my black
velvet -dress. -How I came to
have my hiking ruit on is a my-
tery to n'V-; y .?i.ltJJ Z'
Miss Austin was too weak after
making the foregoing statement,
it 'was announced, to talk further
but it was hoped that she would
be able to re veal, more of her ex
periences tomorrow. " , ; ri
Miss Austin's sisters had strunn
ously : -denied assertions of . the
Seattle - police, - Including Chief
Severyns, that she left home .vol
untarily while she was in a ner
vous condition because of 'disputes
among the three about money. .-
; Case-Reopened "
SEATTLE, Dec. 4. Miss Nell
Austin's statement . that she ' was
kidnanped by two men in an' au
tomobile ' on the ) night of Novem
ber 25. reopens police Investiga
tion of the case here. Chief of Po
lice W. B; Severyns announced to
night; on receiving the young
woman's statement from the Van
couver, B. C. authorities.
"We must either find the al
leged' kidnappers' or prove' her
Statement is 1 false t because , the
case has now been reopened here'
Chief Severyns said. "
. ;"Miss Austin's story is so pre
posterous' continued Chief Sever
yu, 'that it does not Warrant
much more effort on the part of
the . Seattle police .department.
W. think her story about 'kidnap
pers is purely imaginary. , ! :
"Some days before her disap
pearance, one of the girls living
In the houe where - she resided
with her sisters; bobbed her "hair
giving it a fashionable girl's 'bob.'
Shortly after that she made the
remark that, her hair , was 'too
long' and a day or two before she
left Seattle 'She went to a barber
shop ' and had them cut 'boy
style ': ..- j--- ' n c . 2 '" .t i;
"There are a few things reveal
ed 'In "our Investigation of Che
case, and the reasons for not be
lieving the statement - she made
today in the Vancouver, B. C,
hospital. However, we will try to
find the alleged kidnappers."
Company' M Banquet to . 1 ;
Take Place December 12
Plans are now under way for
the fourth annual , banquet of
former, members of Company M
162nd Infantry, which will be held
at the Gray Bell, Wednesday, Dees
12. The banquet is arranged each
year as nearly as possible on the
anniversary of the departure over
seas of the Salem outfit.; The unit
sailed on Dec. 11, 1918. It is ex
pected that between &0 and 60
menrwill be present for the ban
quet. X
- Several: prominent- men. are ' ex
pected to attend - the .function;
among these to be Chaplin Gil
bert. CoIone. John L-, May, Bill
Logus. regimental adjutant, arid
Captain ,Rpy Neer, who will, pre
side. The banquet is in charge of
a committee consisting of Paul
Wallace,- Jake . Fuh rer and - Guy
Young. ... .
BATTLING SHCI ;
GIVES THftlLl-S
TO BROADWAY
ti
PugUist .Uses Only Wrinkled
Dress Suit, Gin, Pair Ex-
. pensive Shoes
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.Battling
SIkl, the Senegalese who achieved
pugilistic fame by knocking out
Georges Carpentler, , ; provided
Broadway with a thrill today wth
the aid of a quantity of synthetic
gin. a wrinkled dress suit and a
pair ot expensive patent leather
shoes. "- " .
He obviously had made a night
of it and part of the day 'when he
appeared .on .Broadway, at. 44th
street... He craved a mention. So
he emitted one of his native war
cries. He got -attention. The
crowd that blocked traffic formed
a ring and the singular one exe
cuted as nifty a: war dance as ever
was trod upon the hot sands of
his native Senegal; 1 . '- '
He moyed up a block .to t45th
street, taking his audience and his
enthusiasm with him He repeat?
ed his performance at; each cross
town street until he reached 48th,
when; he was told that the .police
were on his trail. ( He disappeared
in a taxicab.- bound for the black
belt In Harlem. '.'".; , . . '
It was Siki's first escape frop
his manager in a week1 His last
adventure occurred when ' he 'fled
his training camp with' J1.000.
which rolled away ' In i a flood ol
alcohol. His manager was still
looking for him tonight. j
Southern Pacific Trains Held
Up When Engines Go Off
Track Tuesday
. GRANTS PASS, ; Or., Dec. 4.
When two 'Southern Pacific, en
gines went off the track two miles
north of 'Hugo, shortly, before
noon today, James Kendall, fire
man, was seriously Injured. Two
freight trains were wrecked in the
accident, but Kendall was the only
person .seriously injured. He was
brought to Grant's Pass on a spe
cial engine and taken to the hos
pital where It was reportedl that
chances for his recovery are good.
His arms - and legs were ' badly
crushed : when he was - caught In
the gangway of his engine and
held , down by the wreckage.
The cause of the' accident was
hot known here: ' All ' passenger
traffic was held up, the north
bound Shasta being held here un
til late afternoon.' A wrecking
train was brought from Ashland
to clear the track, but it was not
Indicated how- many hours it
would . take.. One engine is said
to have been demolished.' . .
The northbound Shasta 1 which
was due into Salem' at 8:36 last
night did not arrive until this
morning because of . the .wreck at
Grants Pass yesterday.
SET FOR THURSDAY
Last Minute Speeches are
Made Over Nation
- Lloyd George Tireless
LONDON, Dec. 4. (By The As
sociated Press) With only one
more day available for campaign
ing, today reached a climax of In
tensity., There was a perfect- tor
nado -x of . . speeches,' - manifestos,
statements and, r counter state
ments, accusations and 1 . counter
accusations : oh all points calcu
lated to influence the voters on,
Thursday. : The principal figures
In the campaign hurried from con
stituency to constituency, making
last .hour orations and appeals in
behalf of:: their respective candi
dateo. - X- : - . ; .
Most remarkable in this test of
physical endurance are Lloyd
George and Winston Churchill and
the most striking exception ;' is
Herbert . Asquith, who, having a
stiff case to meet, has confined
his efforts to his own constitu
ency. Paisley. Somewhat notice
able Is that, whether through lack
of necessary funds or through pro
gress but few press organs, the
labor campaign appears to be con-'
ducted , with less noise and stress
tha,n either the Conservative or
Liberal congress, but nevertheless
the labor leaders all have full con
fidence that their party will gain !
In strength ta the new parliament i
I IIILIJII1II II-UU11LU t
at e Si'its pass
f .- -'::r- ; " t--..- -.- S
ENGLISH ELECTION
mum Emrnn
llBtll:
Majority Nomination by PrciiiJent Over Cr.!!-rnjnator--tiie
Made Unahirricu
Senator Capper of Kansas Gets Ncniinal: : :
for Vice President.
; PIERRE, S. D., Dac. 4. -(By Associated Press.) Tx
ident Calvin Coolidge tonight was given the majority r : '
nation; for the presidential, primary by, the South Da
proposal convention, winning over Senator Hiram Jokr.rc:
California by a vote of 50,379 to 27,340. Later, on a ri
vote, the endorsement was made unanimous for Cocl; '
Coolidge and Johnson were the only names before the c
vention. -v.;-.-; " ,
, Senator Arthur. Capper of Kansas was unanimously t
dorsed for vice president. .
A tumult of applause and prolonged cheering greeted V
announcement of the vote on the presidential poll
f. ... ft - r. , . . , . A , .ft"--
Week Day Instruction Draws
. Large: Attendance Thru- i
out Period
t i , Proof that . the . week day s Bible
scnool plan' met, with, approval In
the, Salem schools is contained In
a report of Mrs. John O.: Humph
reys covering the period from Oc
tober 150 November 23, .during
which time pupils representing 32
church affiliations with a total en
rollment of 666. of which 379 had
perfect attendance and 137 with
no church preference attended
the school. . ' '
In view .of. the showing
this
year over that of 1922 it is prob
able the plan 'will be adopted
again next year. AlPof those prl
marlly Interested in the idea, ere
highly gratified, with the showing
this year and. the amount qt at
tention mat nas been given by the
pupils and teachers. ' -1 .
Methodists Head IJst
Enrollment, by denominations.
for this period was headed by the
First Methodist church with 71.
Other denominations in their rela
tive position 'were Baptist 'and
Central ? Congregation, 41 each;
Presbyterian, 40; First Christian,
38; Leslie Methodist, 35; High
land Friends, 34; Bungalow Chris
tian and Jason Lee Methodist, 29
each; First Congregational, 231;
Yew -Park Brethren, 22; Evange
lical, 19; United Brethren Castle
Chapel. 16; South Salem Friends,
13 ; Christian Science and Free
Methodist, 11 each; Christian Al
liance and Nazarine; 9. each; Sal
vation; Army, 6 ; Catholic, Episco
pal and Church of God. 6 each;
German Reformed and Adventlst,
4 each; Lutheran. Glad Tidings
Mission and Mennonites, 3 each;
Church of Christ and Internation
al Bible student, 2 each, with. one
each for the Fifteenth street
Methodists and Norwegian. "
During , the six week period
there were a total of 69 enrolled
at the Englewood school, repre
senting 15 denominations,' with
six . pupils having no. church con
nections. Of the 69 there were
32 with perfect attendance. ?! j -.
Teachers were Mrs. John Hum
phreys .and the Misses Ruby Kel
ler, Myrtle Barham, Bertha Allan
and Rose Wetherall, pianist. Fif
teen denominations Are represent
ed at Lincoln school, with a total
enrollment of 112 and 14 express
ing no affiliations. Of this i r.rv
ber '67 had .perfect attendan c.
Teachers were Mrs. John Humph
reys, Mrs. Grant Teter, Mrs. W. J.
Hertzog and Mrs. Mason Bishop.
Grant - school, with the ' second
grade only, had an enrollment of
25, of whom 19 had perfect at
tendance. , There were 9 denomi
nations represented, with foiir
having no church connections.
Mrs. John Humphreys . was the
teacher. Garfield had an enroll
ment, of 113, wKh 80 having per
fect attendance. There were 17
denominations represented,- with
2Q having; ho church affiliations.
Each week .brought put. more pu
pils than, the corresponding week
of the previous year. Teachers
were Mrs. John Humphreys. Mr,
Walter Barkus. Miss Lucile Mc
Clean, Miss Wymann and Miss
Rose Wetherall, pianist. - -' J
One hundred and thirty two
pupils were enrolled at the High
land school, . representing 17 de
nominations, while ' 28 students
had no church preference. Per
fect attendance was recorded from
60 pupils. Teachers were ; Mrs!
John Humphreys. Miss Lucile Mc
Clean, Mrs. McAllister - and. Miss
Jean Croskey, pianist. Richmond,
with an enrollment of 113, had
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4 l.
On the roll call vote by !
gates, each ballot represented
third of the Republican voti
each county.
Senator Johnson was first i'
ed in nomination by A. C. 11
rod of Union county, Mr. r.:
rod's remarks were few, nic :
calling the convention's atter.:
to "that great man of the I
west; Hiram W. Johnson."
- McMastcr Nominated
President Coo lid go was chai
terixed as "the farmer boy :
had done everything In LU
for the farmer, largely the r
of his practical experience In t
profession," 'by S. II. Elrod
Clark county, submitting the i
ident's name. -
" Senator Capper was llier : !
President ' Coolidge as a '
brother ot the farmers who eL
make an excellent running i
for our esteemed executive."
Senator Capper's name was :
gested by Elmer Andersc .
Clark county.
Governor William II. Z'.cl'
won -the majority "senatorial
dorsement by a vote -of '40,:
against 37,827 for Senator L
lag, incumbent.
Prior to the vote, the Rer u
can convention had approve !
platform endorsing Governor :
Master's state -administration .
approving his gasoline price
: ' The McMaster endorsement ;
ter the Coolidge. selection ca
a 4 great surprise to ' politlc-l
servers. McMaster in decla:
for the senatorial race, had r
Hcly . endorsed the candidacy
Hiram Johnson for the pre 1!
and .was generally regarded 3 t
leader of the Johnson forc )
the convention. . While . Eer .
Sterling had never declared
presidential choice, he was li
quarters regarded as a Cocl
supporter..;
Charles W. dhrlstopherson
re-nominated for Republlcaa (
gressman' from the first CI
and Royal C. Johnson was re-,
lnated for congressman fro: f
second district. ...
Representative William Ynr
son of Custer county, was re-r
lnated from the third district. .
three congressmen are , Iz :
bents, and .'were re-nomI
without contest.
, McAdoo Nominate
. William G. McAdoo, former ?
retary of the treasury, rec
the Democratic presidential
dorsement with a total of 3 2. .
against 5,072 for Henry Z'c
Ford and , McAdoo were the t
candidates placed In nom';:'.
Senator Robert M. LaFoilctt
Wisconsin,, was given the Farr
Labor presidential endorserae t "
a vote of 31,999 against 7.247 f
Henry Ford., Tom Ayers c
man of thestate central cor.
tee, won the senatorial placa I,
large majority over Mark I
former leader In the Non-I . .
san, league." ,' ' ,.
LEADER ID I
Four Days; Left to Win D
mond Ring in Statesman'
Unusual .Contest
There are only four more r'
lift which to win one of the. '
uable diamond rings, and I
Just wondering If you are gc '
sleep and. Just going to let I:
away from you, Co down to r
man, and he will be very i "
to show you! these beautiful
monds. After that I am turo i
will be no question as to J :
you will do. ' Ea don't fail (
Into this matter a V.u: J
few weeks left and t' a vL .
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